Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Nurnberg will look to recover from a 3-2 loss to Paderborn when they take on Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga round 14. The Bavarians were beaten by the league leaders at Home Deluxe Arena, but their performance in that match was anything but poor. Nurnberg have turned their Max-Morlock-Stadion into a real fotress and even though both Dustin Forkel and Tim Handwerker remain in the recovery room, home win should be considered.
The visitors, on the other hand, are on a four-game winless run in the German second tier. Given their poor display in a 2-0 loss to Elversberg, we predict that Nurnberg will return to winning ways this weekend. The likes of Karim Affo, Robert Kwasigroch, and Nicolas Gavory miss out with injuries for the visiting team. Vincent Vermelj is widely expected to replace Dzenan Pejcinovic up front as a lone centre-forward.
Highlighted Team (Dusseldorf):
Founded on May 5, 1985, Fortuna Dusseldorf are a German side that compete in Bundesliga . The Fingeraner welcome their rivals at their Espirit Arena, the venue that was opened in 2004. The capacity of the stadium is 54,600, but the venue did not host 2016 FIFA World Cup games.
Fortuna Dusseldorf play home games in red shirts and red shorts, with the team wearing white shirts with red stripes and white shorts on the travels. The club did well to win the Western German championship in 1931 and two years later they lifted the trophy in the German championship, which is considered their biggest success.
Speaking of the German Cup, Fortuna Dusseldorf won the DFB-Pokal twice (1979, 1980), while making it to the final of the competition in 1937, 1957, 1958, 1962 and 1978. The likes of Paul Janes, Anton Turek, Stanislaus Kobierski, Klaus Allofs, Ernst Albrecht and Erich Juskowiak are some of notable footballers who played for the Fingeraner in the past.